‘I Adore You!’ Brad Pitts Gushes Emotionally About Kids During Oscars Acceptance Speech
Feb. 10 2020, Updated 12:41 a.m. ET
Brad Pitt finally gushed over his kids during his Oscars acceptance speech after snubbing them at previous award shows.
The dad of six – Maddox, 18, Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 13, and 11-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt - spoke about his children as he won the Best Supporting Actor Award on February 9 for his role in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
In an emotional speech at the Academy Awards he acknowledged the big brood with his ex, Angelina Jolie, in his final seconds.
“This is for my kids, who color everything I do,” Pitt, 56, said holding up his Oscars statue. “I adore you,” the proud father said.
RadarOnline.com readers know Pitt has snubbed his children during the award season, not mentioning them as he won accolade after accolade.
During his January Golden Globes speech, he joked about his dating life while his first ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston, sat in the audience and laughed. But he failed to mention the six kids.
At the SAG Awards he also joked about not getting “on with his wife,” taking a dig at his two failed marriages, but again didn’t say anything about the children.
On the red carpet at the SAG awards Pitt did mention his “lovely kids,” to People magazine.
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Winning his first Oscar for acting, Pitt appeared to be holding back tears as he gave a heartfelt acceptance speech, ending with a shout out to his children. “Once upon a time in Hollywood, ain’t that the truth” Pitt said before sending the loving message: “This is for my kids, who color everything I do. I adore you.”
Pointed Speech
“Thank you this is incredible, really incredible,” Pitt said, getting political with a comment about his 45-second speech allotment, noting that was “45 seconds longer than the Senate gave John Bolton.”
Nostalgic
“Listen. I’m a big gob smack,” the handsome actor said. “I’m not one to look back. But this has made me do so. I think of my folks taking me to the drive in to see Butch and Sundance. Loading up my car moving out here. Gina and Ridley giving me my first shot. To all the wonderful people I’ve met along the way, to standing here now.”
Bros
Pitt cracked a joke about his co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. “Leo, I’ll ride on your coattails anytime,” he said as the audience laughed. “The view’s fantastic.”
Winner
This was Pitt's second Oscar, his first was as a producer for 12 Years a Slave.
Dad Time
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Pitt reportedly skipped the BAFTAs on Sunday, February 2, in an attempt to spend time with his eldest son and mend their strained bond, The Sun reported.
The actor decided to pull out of the awards show at “the last minute” due to “family obligations.”
“Maddox gave Brad the chance to talk and he dropped everything,” a source told The Sun. “Being a father is the most important thing in his life and he would do anything to repair their relationship.”
“Maddox has been away at university so when Brad found out he was going to be around and they could have a conversation, he cancelled the UK trip,” the source added.
Family Feud
Pitt and Jolie split up in 2017 and the children’s relationship with their father was strained. It took two years for the waring parents to hash out a custody deal.
